# Pat Sajak needs to buy a fucking clue **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 20, 2014, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-sajak-needs-to-buy-a-fucking-clue/688874 "2014-05-20T23:07:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-sajak-needs-to-buy-a-fucking-clue/688874/21 "2014-05-21T10:46:10Z")
I remember when this tool hosted a [late-night television talk show](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pat_Sajak_Show) which aired on CBS from January 9, 1989 to April 13, 1990. Rush Limbaugh guest hosted the show. Two tools too many. The little prick makes [8 mil a year](http://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-celebrities/pat-sajak-net-worth/) for abusing the language. ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-sajak-needs-to-buy-a-fucking-clue/688874/22 "2014-05-21T12:07:07Z")
He’s a trolling ass and this isn’t the first time: > [@](#): > > [Opposed to Obamacare? Then You Must Be a Racist > Human Events Magazine > by Pat Sajak 03/29/2010](http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=36241) > Frank Rich spent many years as the theater critic for the New York Times, where, at worst, his venom could cause a Broadway production or two to close down. Now, however, Mr. Rich opines on political and social issues for the Times, and, while the results are usually mildly amusing (even if unintentionally so), his reach has grown a bit, so the damage he causes can travel beyond the footlights. I’m not sure why anyone turns to Rich for political analysis—heck, you might as well read the rantings of a TV game show host—but the Gray Lady continues to pay him for his weekly column, and, at the rate she’s bleeding money, that’s no small sacrifice… Or how about when he came out on Twitter: [QUOTE=Sajak] Damn the career consequences! I’m hereby proclaiming my heterosexuality! [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-sajak-needs-to-buy-a-fucking-clue/688874/23 "2014-05-21T13:55:00Z")
> [@PSXer](#): > > why do people care what a game show host thinks about global warming I can’t speak for anyone else, but I don’t much like being called unpatriotic or racist. If he just wants people to know he doesn’t believe in global warming, it’s his prerogative to be a moron. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-sajak-needs-to-buy-a-fucking-clue/688874/24 "2014-05-21T15:52:19Z")
> [@Foggy](#): > > I can kind of figure out why he said “unpatriotic” but where does “racists” come from? I suppose one could make a case that the pain and cost of any effective action to slow down climate change will fall hardest on peoples of color in developing nations (as things in general tend to do) – telling them, in effect, “The world cannot afford **your** industrialization! **Ours** already has wrung it dry!” But, somehow, I don’t think that’s the case they have in mind. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-sajak-needs-to-buy-a-fucking-clue/688874/25 "2014-05-21T16:04:44Z")
Presumably, he means racist against straight people. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-sajak-needs-to-buy-a-fucking-clue/688874/26 "2014-05-21T16:13:01Z")
Wow, he’s aged very well. Other than the fivehead. If his viewpoints begin having some kind of widespread impact \*a la \*Jenny McCarthy, maybe then I’ll care. But he’s good at his job. I’m not going to boycott Wheel of Fortune. And I’m tired of all the political divisiveness in this country. It’s only with the advent of the internet in the last 15 years that anyone started to care about this petty shit. ---
**Author:** ![AppallingGael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@AppallingGael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AppallingGael)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-sajak-needs-to-buy-a-fucking-clue/688874/27 "2014-05-21T16:16:37Z")
There are no clues left. Spin or solve. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-sajak-needs-to-buy-a-fucking-clue/688874/28 "2014-05-21T16:30:59Z")
> [@Rachellelogram](#): > > It’s only with the advent of the internet in the last 15 years that anyone started to care about this petty shit. What Sajak thinks or says might be petty shit, but climate change ain’t. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-sajak-needs-to-buy-a-fucking-clue/688874/29 "2014-05-21T16:47:54Z")
> [@PunditLisa](#): > > Pat Sajak has a large audience re his political views? Well, color me surprised. He has 54,000 followers on Twitter. How about you? ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-sajak-needs-to-buy-a-fucking-clue/688874/30 "2014-05-21T17:14:23Z")
> [@Foggy](#): > > I can kind of figure out why he said “unpatriotic” but where does “racists” come from? Vanna White? ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-sajak-needs-to-buy-a-fucking-clue/688874/31 "2014-05-21T17:16:14Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > He has 54,000 followers on Twitter. He can probably fit everything in 140 characters if his readers have to buy the vowels. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-sajak-needs-to-buy-a-fucking-clue/688874/32 "2014-05-21T17:23:54Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > He has 54,000 followers on Twitter. How about you? Chuck Woolery has 84,500. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-sajak-needs-to-buy-a-fucking-clue/688874/33 "2014-05-21T18:14:13Z")
TIL that Sajak’s a jackass. ---
**Author:** ![Flywheel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Flywheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flywheel)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-sajak-needs-to-buy-a-fucking-clue/688874/34 "2014-05-21T18:24:28Z")
> [@Darth\_Panda](#): > > Presumably, he means racist against straight people. Or he just means they [annoy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwrUkeYxUF0) him. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-sajak-needs-to-buy-a-fucking-clue/688874/35 "2014-05-21T18:27:53Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > I can’t speak for anyone else, but I don’t much like being called unpatriotic or racist. If he just wants people to know he doesn’t believe in global warming, it’s his prerogative to be a moron. He’s just trolling you. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2014, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-sajak-needs-to-buy-a-fucking-clue/688874/36 "2014-05-21T18:40:00Z")
You know, rather than trying to get Dopers on Jeopardy, we should get some on WoF, so we could have him banned for trolling… ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-sajak-needs-to-buy-a-fucking-clue/688874/37 "2014-05-22T03:14:29Z")
I discovered the guy was right-wing when I stumbled on an interview on some conservative talk show with a deceptive name that I can’t remember. Think if FOX News was actually named “Fair and Balanced News.” He came off a little trollish in that interview, but nothing like this. Dude is just starved for attention. He’s an actually witty guy hosting a pretty much witless TV Show. He found Twitter and discovered that controversy could get him in the news. Plus he no longer cares what it does to his career or his life. ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-sajak-needs-to-buy-a-fucking-clue/688874/38 "2014-05-22T05:44:59Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > He has 54,000 followers on Twitter. How about you? I seriously doubt all of those people are following him because of his _politics_. Most probably started following him because they were fans of WoF. Oh, and as for me, I have 2,253 people who follow me because they’re interested in what I have to say, not because I’m a celebrity of any sort. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-sajak-needs-to-buy-a-fucking-clue/688874/39 "2014-05-22T07:23:54Z")
I’m kinda a sadist, I know a paranoid, I’ll buy him Twitter. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2014, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-sajak-needs-to-buy-a-fucking-clue/688874/40 "2014-05-22T10:34:07Z")
Perhaps Pat has just been under too much stress to think rationally. I understand his friend and long time co-host Vanna White has been hospitalized with a vowel obstruction. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-sajak-needs-to-buy-a-fucking-clue/688874.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-sajak-needs-to-buy-a-fucking-clue/688874.md?page=3)